(Note: The author of this fundamental analysis is a financial writer and portfolio manager.)

Investors looking for value, and potentially huge profits, in the current expensive stock market might look at the potash stocks. Okay, potash stocks are boring, hardly as sexy the techs. But the prospect for explosive gains in potash stocks is hardly boring. Shares of CF Industries Holdings Inc. (CF), Mosaic Co. (MOS), and CVR Partners LP (UAN) could all be set to soar by roughly 30 percent or more in the next few months, based on♌ technical analysis. The fundamental trends have been improving for th𝔉e group, and are reflected in the bullish patterns seen in the charts. 

Potash, in case you didn't know, is the ubiquitous ingredient used in agriculture globally to grow many of the foods we eat, and also in many industries.

Cowen analyst Charles Nievert noted after a recent trip to South America and meeting with agricultural companies that there could be significant crop shortfalls. Companies that produce potash and nitrogen, two com♑pounds used in fertilizer, could be substanti✅al beneficiaries.

Over the past 30 days, analysts' consensus earnings estimates have risen for CF Industries by nearly 81 percent to $0.98 for 2018, while Mosaic's earnings estimates were raised over 14 percent to $1.33 a share, according to YCharts. 

CVR Partners

CVR Partners could be the stock that see the most significant gains, potentially rising to $4.90 from its current price of rou💛ghly $3.65 – an increase of nearly 35 percent. 

The hourly chart below shows the stock putting in a strong double bottom pattern from $2.60 to $2.90. Additionally, the chart indicates that the next meaningful resistance level comes up at the $4.90 level. (See also: Analyzing Chart Pꦐatterns: Double Top And Double Bottom.) 

CF Industries

CF In🍰dustries could also see its stock surge, with this one rising to nearly $51.50 from its current price around $39.80 – an increase of roughly 30 percent. The stock has been 🦹trending higher now since August of 2017 after breaking out of a period of sideways consolidation. The next meaningful resistance level on the chart comes around $51.50.

Mosaic

Mosaic could see its shares rise about 29 percent, from approximately $26.80 to $34.50. Like the other stocks, shares of Mosaic have been trending higher for some time, with little resistance until reaching a price of $34.50💛. 

All three stocks' future success will be heavily dependent on the need for fertilizer and just how lousy the crop shortfalls in South America may end up being. Should they turn out to be not bad, it could lead to analysts reversing course and reducing their estimates, and that could result in share prices falling. 

For now, the industry trends and the need for fertilizer could see these three stocks rise signifꦬicantly over the next several months. 

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